Onyx Collective Hosts Brunch and Oscar Jam Session
March 30, 2022
On Saturday, March 26th Disney’s Onyx Collective hosted a brunch in celebration of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Summer of Soul.
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the Roots
Malik B, founding member of The Roots, has died at 47
August 3, 2020
Malik B, whose real name is Malik Abdul Basit, was a major contributor to the group, which includes Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter. He appeared on four albums before departing the group in 1999. The group won its first Grammy the following year.
Universal Music Faces Federal Lawsuit For Recordings Lost In 2008 Fire
June 28, 2019
Representatives of several artists who lost master recordings in a 2008 fire at Universal Studios have filed a class action lawsuit seeking at least $100 million in damages, according to multiple media reports. The rock bands Soundgarden and Hole, country-rock singer-songwriter Steve Earle and the estates of rapper Tupac Shakur and rocker Tom Petty are among those suing Universal Music Group over the fire in its Los Angeles vaults that allegedly destroyed master recordings made by those and other artists. It is the first legal action taken since a June 11 New York Times Magazine article noted that a fire